Merger of 50% DA issue: Dearness Allowance as Dearness Pay

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF  FINANCE
RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4384

ANSWERED ON-07.05.2013

Dearness Allowance as Dearness Pay

4384 . SARDAR BALWINDER SINGH BHUNDAR

   (a) whether the earlier Pay Commissions for Central Government Employees had recommended that a certain percentage of Dearness Allowance to be treated as Dearness Pay;

   (b) if so, the details thereof; and

   (c) by when the salaried class as well as pensioners are likely to be benefited so as to overcome the hardship being faced by them to maintain their day-to-day household expenses?

ANSWER

   Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance (E & FS) (Shri Namo Narain Meena)

   (a)&(b) The 5th Pay Commission had recommended that Dearness Allowance should be converted into Dearness Pay each time the Consumer Price Index increases by 50% over the base index used by the last pay Commission. Accordingly the Government issued orders on 27.02.2004 for merging of 50% of the DA with the basic pay w.e.f.01.04.2004.

   (c) The 6th Central Pay Commission had recommended not to merge Dearness Allowance with basic pay at any stage. Government has accepted this recommendation vide Resolution dated 29.08.2008. Hence the question to merge DA with basic pay does not arise. However, the rate of DA is being revised at periodic intervals.

Source: www.rajyasabha.nic.in

Service book of Government Employee can be disclosed under RTI.

   The Service book of Government employee can be disclosed under Right to Information Act 2005

   With the recent decision of Central Information Commission Service book of Government Employee can be disclosed under Right to Information Act 2005. This means a third party can have access to most of the information about the employee career including disciplinary action, his leave, place of posting etc.

   A Service book of Government Employee is maintained for every employee from the date of his first appointment. Every step in official life is recorded in it. All the pensionary benefits are sanctioned mainly on the basis of entries in the Service Book. Hence, it plays a prominent role in timely settlement of pension cases and proper maintenance of Service Book eliminate delay in sanctioning and payment of pensionary benefits.

   The Service book of Government Employee consists of II volumes.

   VOLUME-I: Volume I of the Service Book is meant for recording the bio-data of the employees and various events of his service.

   VOLUME-II: The purpose of Volume-II of the Service Book is to place different types of nominees, declarations, pay fixation memos etc.

   The Service book of Government Employee contains following information of an employee:-

• Appointment and joining
• Grant of increment or withholding of increment
• Grant of Selection Grade
• Crossing of efficiency bar
• Fixation of pay
• Grant of leave
• Deputation/ transfer
• Suspension or interruption in service along with details of the period thereof
• Reinstatement
• Resignation
• Termination of service along with its reasons
• Promotion
• Compulsory / Premature/ Voluntary Retirement
• Removal or dismissal from service
• Reversion
• Reduction in rank or pay along with the precise reasons thereof viz. Whether reduction is on account of inefficiency or reduction in establishment or abolition of the post held by the employee.
• Retirement on superannuation.

Promotion of Clerks/Typists to the grade of Auditors on passing of SAS Part-I Examination (New Syllabus) held on April 2013.

CONTROLLER GENERAL OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS
ULAN BATAR, PALAM, DELHI CANTT.- 10

No.AN/XI/11153/SAS-I/April-2013

Dated: 20/05/2013

To
All PCsDA/PCA(Fys)/CsDA

Sub: - Promotion of Clerks/Typists to the grade of Auditors on passing of SAS Part-I Examination (New Syllabus) held on April 2013

   Result of SAS Part-I Examination (New Syllabus) held in April 2013 has been declared and circulated to all PCsDS/CsDA under Circular No. AN/SAS/16101 /SAS-I/ April/ 2013/ Result dated 08/05/2013.

   As such, the PCsDS/CsDA are requested to convene a DPC and furnish adjudication Report along with DPC proceedings in the proforma enclosed in respect of those Clerks/Typists, who have passed SAS Part-I examination held in April 2013, on the basis of ACRs for the year 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12 respectively, so as to reach this HQrs Office latest by 07/06/2013. While adjudicating the cases the criteria laid down in our circular letter Nos. 0636/AN/D-IV dated 22.08.73 and 0632/AN/F dated 04.12.73 may be kept in view.

   All Review/left over cases/Unfit cases/sealed cover cases, if any, in respect of SAS Part-I passed clerks may also be furnished. NIL report is also required.

   Please acknowledge receipt.

Sd/-
(SC Gupta)
For CGDA

Source:http://www.cgda.nic.in/adm/exam/promotSAS200513.pdf

Extension of RTI web portal for online filing of RTI Application.

No.1/1/2013-IR
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances & Pensions
Department of Personnel & Training

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

North Block, New Delhi
Dated: 17/05/2013

Subject: Extension of RTI web portal for online filing of RTI application.

   In continuation of this Department’s O.M. of even number dated 22/04/2013, it is intimated that training to RTI Nodal Officers, RTI Cell officials and NIC/IT personnel attached with Ministries/Departments of Government of India have been completed by DoPT with the help of NIC.

   2. It is again requested that training to all the CPIOs and First Appellate Authorities (FAAs) may be provided by the concerned Ministry/Department, through the officials trained by DoPT/NIC. User name/password to all the CPIOs and FAAs are to be provided by RTI Nodal Officers of the concerned Ministry/Department. It is imperative that the RTI Nodal Officers start updating the details of CPIOs/FAAs in the system and issue user name and password to them at the earliest.

   3. As mentioned in the said O.M., it is planned to extend the facility of RTI online web portal to all the Ministries/Departments of Government of India. This facility is being extended to Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries and Department of Consumer Affairs and Department of Food and Public Distribution from 22nd May 2013.

Sd/-
(Sandeep Jain)
Deputy Secretary

Source:http://ccis.nic.in/WriteReadData/CircularPortal/D2/D02rti/112013-ir.pdf

STRIKE IN ORDNANCE FACTORIES.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO 6196

ANSWERED ON 06.05.2013

STRIKE IN ORDNANCE FACTORIES

6196 . Shri HARIBHAU MADHAV JAWALE

   Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:-

   (a) whether the employees of Ordnance factories in the country had gone on strike during the last three years;

   (b) the details of the issues raised by them each time;

   (c) whether the operations of ordnance factories were affected due to strike of employees;

   (d) if so, the details thereof; and

   (e) the steps taken / being taken by the Government in this regard?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI JITENDRA SINGH) MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

   (a) Yes, Madam.

   (b) The trade unions have raised a number of demands. Most of the demands are common with other departments of the Government of India. However, there are certain demands specific to the ordnance factories such as payment of time wages to the piece workers, grant of 30 days Earned Leave to Industrial Workers who have opted Leave under the Factories Act, 1948, co- relation of piece work rates in the revised 6th Central Pay Commission (CPC) pay scales etc.

   (c) & (d): Production in ordnance factories was affected adversely due to poor attendance at various shop level. Overall attendance in the organization on the days of the strike was 59.28% (7.9.2010), 23.27% (28.2.2012), 30.19% (20.2.2013) and 28.69% (21.2.2013). The production come down to less than 50% (7.9.2010), less than 20% (28.2.2012) and less than 25% (20.2.2013 & 21.2.2013) due to poor attendance.

   (e) The demands are being examined at appropriate levels.

Source:http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/psearch/QResult15.aspx?qref=140971